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' TABLE 4 Filed Aug. 26, 1931 wf, i 5' INVENTOR WITNESSES 20c'. ZerJRobers S ATTORNEYS Y 45 brella stick, and

Patented Dec. 6, 1932 .i

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WALTER mnonmms, oFBnooxLYmNEw Yoan n application Vfue@.fi'ugestz, 1931. "serial 110.1559536.'

' An object of the invention is to provide a table with convenient means for gripping an umbrella stickorfpole. n L

A j Another object'of theinvention is to provideV a table havingv two sections 4hinged together, .the adjacent' ,edges of the sections `having bearing surfaces forh grippingv therebetweenthe umbrella stick or pole. i,

Still another object of the invention is to provide the adjacent edges ofV thesections with cooperative concave bearing surfaces and to hinge the under-sides of the adjacent edges of the sections together.

' j A furthery obj ec-t of the mvention is to prio"-1 vide each of the sections with a depending peripheralframe to whichA issecured a top member, the adjacent edges of the frames of the sections being hinged together at their undersides and the said adjacent edges of the frames having cooperative concave bearing surfaces to grip an umbrella stockV orpole. Preferably, the legs of the table are pivoted to fold within the depending peripheral frames and when so folded, the sections may 25 be folded together to enclose the legs by the topmembers, there being means to lock the sections in folded position.

Additional objects of j j he invention wil-l appear in the following specification in which 30 the preferred form of the invention is described.

In the drawing similar reference characters referto similar parts in all thefviews in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the manner in which the table may be used.

Fi ure 2 is an enlarged sectionalview on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 isa sectional view showing the '40 table in foldedjposition. I

seen that the table 10 .has two sectionsll, each ofthe sections 11 having a peripheral depending frame`f12 and aV top `member 13 connecting the upper edges of the peripherall frame, :the Vunde'rsides of the adjacent edges@ of the ltabl`e1s,ections"11heinghinged together l f by hinges 14.

As shown in the drawing, the j adjacent edges 15 ofthe table sections 11 havecooperating'concave bearing surfacesl through 69- which an umbrella stick orpole 17 may be disposed. Preferably, the'hinges 141 are disposed at the sides of the adjacentedges 15 of the table sections 11, while ythe concave cooperating bearing surfaces 16 are ydisposed 55. at the center of theV table'10. It will beune derstood that with thisconstruction, the table sections 11 may be disposed, as ist shown in Figurey 5 ofthe drawing, when the umbrella stick Vor pole 17 may be disposed within the mi f concave cooperating bearing surfaces 16 and when the table sections are moved, so that their tolp members A13 will be .disposed sub#y stantial y in alignment, the umbrella stick orv pole will be grippedV atthebearingfsurfaces lto'hold the umbrella in;position.f The 1 tableA is ofparticular value in picnicking and for uses at the seashore, andit Vwill beunder.-

stood thatthe lower end of the umbrella stick or pole may be pressed into thesand or earth, and that the umbrella stick may be movedv at a desired angle with reference vto the top of the table 10,- and be gripped and heldin this position'by the bearing'surfaces 16 in connection with the tablelegs 18, 4which serve 85 to hold the table relatively to the ground Vand i also in` connection with thepoleflri'which l is pressed into the ground. j v f At the inner sides vofth'efperipheral frame w 12, thereare brackets 19, there beingv pivoted 9 0 jat 20, legs 184 to the saidbr'ackets 19 `and to the peripheral frame, therefbeingllinks22 and 23 which are pivotedtogether at 241the links 23 being pivoted to the legs 18v by' pins` 26'. The links 22' are pivoted to the peripheral '95 frames andthe said links 22 arealso provided withrecesses 27 inwhich are normally'disf posed; pins '28 vwhich extendjfrom'zthe links g 23.* It will be understood that'when the table 7;

vis in open position,`as illustrated in Figures *1,00

y 1 and 2, vthat the pins 28 will engagethe links ble sections ,111 may be folded togethery to Vus Y sections.

22 at .their recesses 27, which will hold the l legs 21 in extended position, and it will also be understood that the legs 18, as well as the links 22vand 23, may be folded wholly within the peripheral frames 12, and v when with' the umbrella stick or pole y17 removed, thetawholly enclose the legs 18 and the` links 22 and 23 within the table tops 13 andthe peri'pheral frames 12. When thetable Sections are so folded, the fastener means 29 on one of,

the sections will engage the fastener member on the other sectionto lock the sections together, as is illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawing.v j j Y Preferably, there is a split ferrule section 31 disposed at eachconcave bearing surface 16, these ferrule sections. 31 having flanges.

" 32 engaginofthe top members 11 of thetable.

Y t will-alsobe seen byfieferring the adjacent edges of the sections, anumbreli grip the umbrellastick. V` A table having two sections'eachwithga g5()V depending peripheral Yframe anda top mem# j lastick disposed between the concave bearing surfaces, and legs spacedfrom the said edges andsecured to the sections for supporting the sections at the legs, while permittingthe sec'- tions at the said edges to fall to ,gripjthe um'- -brella stick between the concave bearing surfaces.` Y

2. A table having two ections, each with a.

cent edge's'of the framesbeing pivoted together adjacent their bottoms and there being concave bearing: surfaces in the said .-adj acent vedgeso'ffthe frames, an umbrella havinga stick V'normally disposed between the `concave bearing surfaces, andl legs spaced lfrom;. the said edges and secured to the sections for supl.porting the sections at the legs, while .permit-y -tingvth-e sections at 'the said edges to fall to ber, the undersides ofthe adjacentedges of l theV frames being hinged together, there being concave cooperating bearing V.surfaces in the said adjacent edges -ofthepe'rlpheral frames,

legs pivote'd to the inner sid-es of the frameat points vspaced from vthe said adjacent edges, linksconnectingthe Alegs withV the vfrancev for holding the legs in extended position, the legs and the links being foldable within'the frames so that when the legs and links are so folded the "two sections maybefoldedtogether to'y wholly enclose the legs andthe-.links bythe peripheral frames and the top members and Y- anj umbrellahaving "a stick vnormally Vgripped i053' i f between the'bearingfsurfaces.

4. Atable having two sections, each with'a depending peripheral frame and atop meinber, the undersides of they adjacent edges of the frames being hinged together, there being concave cooperating bearing surfacesfin the .said adjacent edges of the peripheral frames,

legs pivoted to the inner 7sides of the .frames at points spaced from the lsaid adjacent edges, links connecting the legs with Vthe frame for holding the legs ineXt-ended position, the legs .and '.st'hfe.- links beings f'oldable .within the frames sothat when the legs and links are so folded the twosections may befolded together to wholly enclose the legsand the links v "by 'thep'eripheralframes and the top mem-` bers, meanssecured to the fra-Ines forholding the sections in folded positions andan'uinT brella having a stick normally'gripped'between the bearing surfaces.v Y

f5. A table having "two sectionsvwith inner edges 'disposed side by side 'and having bear-v ing surfaces at the said inner"e'dges ahinge 0r Vhinges connecting 'the said edges ofthe sec tions adjacent the bottom'fof the sections,v an lumbrella having a sti'ckdisposed 'between` the 'said' bearing surfaces, and legs remote 'from 'the lsaid inner edges ofthe sectionsffor sup-V porting the sections, vwhile' permitting the top of thesaid inner' edges of the sections tofall and the inn-er yedges to move inthe direction 1.95

fof each otherfor gripping the umbrellastick.v

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peripheral frame and a top member, the adj a- -v aies .iso 

